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Encountering Epicureanism: Renaissance Annotations of Lucretius
This chapter explores the Renaissance annotations of Lucretius, revealing the readers' reactions and interpretations of the ideas of Epicureanism. It provides insight into their expectations, the sections that stood out to them, and the denial of an afterlife. Through these annotations, we gain a glimpse of how the Renaissance world encountered a different worldview.